Crunchyroll and Honkai: Star Rail announce collaboration
Anime streaming service Crunchyroll is joining forces with free-to-play title Honkai: Star Rail for a special collaboration.
Revealed today, eligible Honkai: Star Rail players will be able to get a Crunchyroll Premium 14-Day Mega Fan free trial as well as earn special in-game rewards for the game. The HoYoFair 2025 Special Fan Art Program “Chimerric Park” will also air exclusively on Crunchyroll for two weeks. The collaboration runs from November 6 to January 27, 2026 with rewards and quests being released in four different rounds.
Terry Li, Executive Vice President of Emerging Business, Crunchyroll said this about the collaboration:
“We know that nearly 80% of anime fans play anime or anime-related games, and 40% of our audience are playing pop culture defining games like Honkai: Star Rail more than 20 hours a week. Delivering in-game rewards to Crunchyroll Members is our way of enhancing their gaming experiences and creating compelling moments to jump into titles that speak to our fans.”
A synopsis for Honkai: Star Rail, which can be downloaded here, reads:
Honkai: Star Rail is a space fantasy RPG title with a journey through immense worlds of the unknown. The player takes on the role of "Trailblazer," a courageous individual implanted with a powerful artifact, Stellaron, and bearing the determination to unravel the mysteries surrounding the fabled "Cancer of All Worlds" and Aeons. The game features fantasy elements with myths and legends integrated into the space sci-fi story. Combined with the intuitive turn-based combat system, diverse and distinctive companions, and immersive storylines that together compose an interstellar melody filled with captivating worlds, each brimming with unique cultures, awe-inspiring landscapes, and mythical wonders to explore.
Honkai: Star Rail schedule
First Round: November 6, 2025 6 PM to November 25, 2025 5:59 PM PT
Second Round: November 25, 2025 6M to December 16, 2025 5:59 PM PT
Third Round: December 16, 2025 6 PM to January 6, 2026 5:59 PM PT
Fourth Round: January 6, 2026 6 PM to January 27, 2026 5:59 PM PT
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